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Some Texas children living south of the border are having difficulty going to school or getting medical help because of a paperwork mess some child advocates blame on the state of Texas.

Two candidates who both served as replacement governors in the wake of a Puerto Rican political crisis are competing against each other for a chance to win the job in their own right as the disaster-struck U.S. territory holds primary elections

Cyntoia Brown, who was given a life sentence for killing a man who picked her up for sex at 16, was released from prison Wednesday after several celebrities pushed for her release.

Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and LeBron James had lobbied for Brown’s release, calling her a sex...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is allowing his Stay at Home order issued in March to expire on Thursday and is filing a new one that will allow some businesses to reopen on Friday, May 1 as part of Phase 1 of his Open Texas plan.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is allowing his Stay at Home order issued in March to expire on Thursday and is filing a new one that will allow some businesses to reopen on Friday, May 1 as part of Phase 1 of his Open Texas plan.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is set to announce the next steps toward reopening the state’s economy during a news conference scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Gov. Greg Abbott is planning to visit Arlington to give information to emergency management and to see what is needed here. There are now 19 Texas counties with coronavirus cases.

Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 — either as a Republican or an independent — if no one else does. “It has not been in my plans to run for president, but...

A dog that was ordered to be euthanized despite a pardon issued by Maine’s governor could get a second chance at life as a sled dog.

Imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence has been commuted. After months of speculation, President Donald Trump announced the decision as he prepared to board Air Force One Tuesday. “Yes, we commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich,” Trump said. “He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person – don’t know him.”  Trump...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s return to a courtroom had nothing to do with suing Washington.

As firefighters in Northern California’s wine country race to contain the devastating Kincade Fire that has ripped through more than 76,000 acres and destroyed 86 homes, a group of well-known Bay Area chefs have come together to feed the thousands of displaced evacuees and first responders.

When it comes to confusion over whether CBD is, or should be, legal, Texas is not alone. NBC 5 Investigates traveled to Indiana, which not long ago wrestled with the same questions and the fears associated with them.

When it comes to confusion over whether CBD is, or should be, legal, Texas is not alone. NBC 5 Investigates traveled to Indiana, which not long ago wrestled with the same questions and the fears associated with them.

Monday night, Governor Greg Abbott cleared up some of that confusion by quietly signing House Bill 1325 into law. It legalizes hemp farming and the sale and possession of hemp-derived CBD oil containing less than .3% of THC, the compound that produces a ‘high’ in marijuana.

The Food and Drug Administration held a hearing Friday, as the agency considers new regulations to protect people who used cannabinoid oil.

A white Texas Republican lawmaker has lost the backing of the state’s GOP governor for suggesting his “Asian” political rivals on the ballot were motivated by race.

Passion over years’ talk about removing a downtown Dallas freeway went public with the first of three TxDOT public meetings on I-345. It’s an unlabeled elevated roadway that connects I-45 to the south with US 75 Central Expressway to the north.